Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-15

did others, that but one was coming, and
when one was led by be said, THAT is no
man that | remember of seeing before
But upon catching sight of the second pris-
oner, be Immediately exclaimed, That is
the man saw here nine years ago in the
bank building" Mr.. Bichell has always
stoutly asserted that he should know the man
if he ever laid eyes on him again, and some
place great stress upon his Identification.
Capt. D. W. McCrillis SAYS he passed Stain
on the street on the day of the robbery, close
enough to touch him, and looked at him par
ticulsrly, thinking that he was someone he
knew. And be now can say positively that
this is the same man.
Many other reliable citizens assert that
they recognize these men as parties they have
met before in Dexter.
Another report, which the Journal reporter
took great pains to get the truth of, is that on
the evening of the robbery, one Buruham
Estes, now of Bangor, and Frank Durham
of this place, were coming from Hartland,
and when about two miles from Dexter,
passed team containing thres resolute look
ing men driving rapidly away from the viii
lage. That evening, after hearing of the
murder, they concluded that that team con.
tained some of the murderers. So firmly
was this impressed upon Mr.. Estes that he
spent over two hundred dollars in hunting
them down. He traced them to Skowhegan
and from there clear through to Massachu-
setts. He has told several parties in Dexter
that he conld tell just where these men
stopped every night He located them so
accurately and was so sure of his men, that
he hsd the one he recognized in the team
photographed while at WORK. This photo.
graph was shown to at least two different
persons In Dexter, and the Journal reporter
had one of them go up and look at the pris-
onef. While stating that twas so long since
the photograph was shown to her, she could
not Identity either positively, should say that
Stain bore a resemblance to the photograph
as she remembered it. 1t is also stated quite
positively by the parties who saw it, that the
photograph was of man in his working
garb with leather apron on, and that Estes
said he worked in shoe shop. These facts,
if corroborated by Estes, when interviewed,
will go great way towards supporting
Stains story. We were unable to locate
Estes, but he is supposed to be in or near
Bangor if slive, and hence are only enabled
to give this evidence second-handed. Mr.
Durham vouches for the above statement so
far as he remembers, and said Estes tried
hard to get him to go in and bear half of the
expenses and share in reward if secured. 1t
is also known that some time after the rob-
berry Estes did go to Mrs. Barron and to the
bank officials and try to get them to promise
him a certain sum for his Information, which
he claimed would convict the murderers but
he would tell them so little that they would
make no promises.
Another gentleman told the Journal report
er that while in Bangor some time since he
went in with several others to see Graves, the
murderer of the game wardens, then con-
fined in Bangor jail. When Graves learned
they were from Dexter. he Immediately asked
them what they thought of the Barron affair
They replied that the people of Dexter
thought he committed suicide Graves re-
piled that he used to think so too, but since
he had been to California he had changed
his mind. Nothing was thought of this state
ment at the time, but i'll view of recent de-
velopments, it is thought something may
come of it.